The Write Practice joebunting@thewritepractice article on Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Write Practice joebunting@thewritepractice. Draw From Your Childhood From The Paris Review:

… I realized that everything that had occurred in my childhood had a literary value that I was only now appreciating.

García Márquez grew up in a small village in Colombia, and he drew on this setting for One Hundred Years of Solitude, as well as many of his other novels and short stories.
Don’t disdain your own experiences, especially your experiences in childhood. They can provide inspiration for your writing.


Make the Reader Believe
From The Paris Review:

In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That’s the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it.

We talked about writing what you know, but what you know is just the starting point for invention. The key is that when you invent something, you have to believe in it yourself. Otherwise, how can you expect anyone else to believe it?